Blue Jacket
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

Blue Jacket

An abandoned theatre for an outdoor drama that hasn't seen an audience in ten years is set to meet the wrecking ball.

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Cincinnati North Hotel Demolition From Above
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

Cincinnati North Hotel Demolition From Above

Yesterday I published an article about the demolition of the Cincinnati North Hotel, a massive 10-story abandoned hotel in suburban Cincinnati that was also formerly a Best Western, Ramada, and Sheraton. We first explored this place in its abandoned state a few years ago, checking it out from top to bottom while an oblivious guard sat in a car out front. I hadn't seen the roof since that night, until today. My friend Jason sent in these photos he made over the past weekend from his drone. These awesome images document an "iconic eyesore" of the suburban landscape from a unique perspective. From the feedback of yesterday's article, it seems the hotel is all rubble as of today, with the site beginning to be cleared.

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The End of The Cincinnati North Hotel
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

The End of The Cincinnati North Hotel

North of the city, a massive and abandoned hotel is finally coming down. Once a familiar structure on the suburban skyline, it finally had its date with the wrecking ball.

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Retro Surf Cincinnati Commercials circa 1988.
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

Retro Surf Cincinnati Commercials circa 1988.

If you've followed QC/D for awhile you may be familiar with the saga of Surf Cincinnati. It was the first abandoned place I ever truly explored and photographed. On top of that, its story hit on several personal notes: I went here a lot as a kid and exploring an abandoned amusement park always made me reflective of the years I spent working in one myself. Photographs of the park when it was active are few and far between, and until this one, I had never seen a video or commercial from the park pop up online.

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The Lost Airport of Lebanon
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

The Lost Airport of Lebanon

You might remember Nick. He's the one known as the "Supreme Chancellor," in my ongoing Kings Waffle series. True to form, this story begins at our local diner, our Waffle House.

We were sipping coffee one day as the sun started to go down and the evening light of summer started to pour in. The best kind of light. I nagged Nick: "we should go shoot something, find something to photograph."

"What about the abandoned runway right next to my work?" he said.

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From Lexington to Cincinnati
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

From Lexington to Cincinnati

Traveling the 91 miles between Lexington, KY back home to Cincinnati, OH takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes if you take Interstate 75.

Backroads and frequent stops take the better half of a day.

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